Do the Right Thing

It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...

Sal is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.

• Release date
• June 14, 1989
• Runtime
• 120 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Spike Lee

Cast

Danny Aiello Sal Ossie Davis Da Mayor Ruby Dee Mother Sister Richard Edson Vito Giancarlo Esposito Buggin Out Spike Lee Mookie Bill Nunn Radio Raheem John Turturro Pino